Patricia Kaas (born December 5, 1966 in Forbach, France) is a French singer and actress. Kaas is one of the most successful French-speaking singers in the world. Stylistically her music is not classical chanson, but is closer to a mixture of pop music, jazz and chanson. Since the appearance of her debut album Mademoiselle chante... in 1988 Kaas has sold more than 17 million records worldwide. She had her greatest success in, eg, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Sweden, Russia, Finland, and ...